Think about this - before 1975 all saxophone players “cut their teeth” on saxes that were based on pre-1920 designs. Frankly they made things better in those days.Īs a saxophone player who knows something about playing, teaching, and maintaining saxophones, I would rather see a child start out on a properly restored quality vintage horn than the $200-500 “instructor-approved” junk coming out of China today. What’s more, almost all 1914-1963 vintage horns could be restored to playability, if all the pieces are still there and they haven’t suffered catastropohic damage. Nearly all American, European, and even Japanese saxophones made before 1980 are more solid than the average saxophone coming out of China today.
Hopefully as the research continues, this can be fine tuned.I love vintage saxophones that have been lovingly restored to playability, if not to their original patina. However at this time since fine tuning is not available one would have to say that the serial 3775 dates to 1932 +/- 1 year and that 4878 dates to 1933 +/- 1year to allow for economics. The two instruments then would likely to have been made in the 2nd and 3rd years of production or 19 if rates were smooth. The average pace for EBIC during the 1930's seems to be about 2200 instruments per year. We also know from other manufacturers and the trades that production was slow until about 1937, when because of improving US economy and import reductions, the American makers had a production surge. It also looks that by 1940, Elkhart BIC was at about 24000.
However, based on the research to date, the sax pictured above with serial 4878 and the one mentioned at 3775 are both 1930's models.Īt this time, based on the registry to date, 1930 started with a serial akin to 1, as I have 6 registered.
Well I am quite a bit late on this one, like many of the others.
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